Classical Greek
Head of Department: S.J. Chambers, MA (Cambridge)
Course Specification: OCR H040/H440
The Classical Greek course in the Sixth Form continues to develop the skills used at GCSE: the understanding of the linguistic structures of Greek; a personal response to some Greek literature; an awareness of the ancient Greek cultural background to the language and literature studied; and knowledge of a prescribed vocabulary of Greek words. The teaching methods will vary according to the skill and content being studied. Preparation of the set text, acquisition of the vocabulary, appropriate revision of grammar and syntax, and unprepared reading of authors not set for examination will all play their part. There is no coursework in Greek.
Pattern of Assessment
| AS Unit 1 F371 Language 1½ hours examination [25%] |
Unseen Greek prose translation; optional sentences |
| AS Unit 2 F372 Verse and Prose Literature 1½ hours examination [25%] |
Prescribed verse and prose texts Homer Iliad 16 and Lysias |
| A2 Unit 3 F373 Verse 1½ hours examination [25%] |
Prescribed verse texts (Euripides Hippolytus or Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae) and unseen verse comprehension and translation |
| A2 Unit 4 F374 Prose 1½ hours examination [25%] |
Prescribed prose text (Plato Republic or Thucydides), unseen prose comprehension and translation, and optional prose composition. |
Pupils who opt to take Greek to AS Level only will complete their examinations in the Trinity Quarter of the Lower Sixth.